The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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When Thomas Jefferson concluded the Louisiana Purchase, it was one of the greatest land deals in history. For a relatively small sum, the young country purchased a large part of the continent. However, there was a catch. The government had no clue what exactly was in the land that they had purchased. Much of it was unexplored.To address this problem, an expedition was formed to explore the new land, which would ultimately shape the future of the United States. Learn more about the Lewis and Clark Expedition on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Samsara Don’t wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When Thomas Jefferson concluded the Louisiana purchase, it was one of the greatest land deals in history.
0:05.7	For a relatively small sum, the young United States purchased a large part of the North American continent.
0:12.3	However, there was a catch. The government had no clue what exactly was in the land that they had purchased.
0:19.2	Much of it was unexplored. To address this problem,
0:22.7	an expedition was formed to explore the new land, which would ultimately shape the future of the
0:27.5	United States. Learn more about the Lewis and Clark expedition on this episode of Everything
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1:53.2	If you remember back to my episode on the Louisiana purchase, a war in Europe and a successful slave insurrection in Haiti led Napoleon Bonaparte to abandon his North American
1:58.1	holdings. President Thomas Jefferson secured the Louisiana purchase for just $15 million, doubling
2:04.9	the size of the United States at $0.3 an acre.
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